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Post by caressa222 on Sept 28, 2017 20:26:49 GMT -5
WHY DO YOU WANT MONEY?
"Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul." -- Henry David Thoreau
Money is nothing more than a medium of exchange. While we may want more money to get out of debt or to have more cash to play with, we want to set goals that represent more than just making money. And so we might ask, "What do I want money to do for me?"
Look to the values beneath money. What is happiness to you? What things, qualities, service, purpose do you value in life?
"If all the gold in the world were melted down into a solid cube, it would be about the size of an eight room house. If a man got possession of all that gold -- billions of dollars worth -- he could not buy a friend, character, peace of mind, clear conscience or a sense of eternity." -- Charles F. Bunning
*** Tackle your financial challenges holistically!
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 28, 2017 20:27:24 GMT -5
HOW MUCH OF THIS IS MINE?
"The collective energy generated from the feelings, thoughts, and attitudes of the almost six billion people on this planet creates an atmosphere or 'consciousness climate.' Surrounding us like the air we breathe, this consciousness climate affects us most strongly on energetic and emotional levels." -- Doc Childre and Howard Martin
Feeling angry, sad or anxious? You might ask, "How much of this is mine?"
Those of us who are sensitive sometimes pick up on emotional, mental or physical energy in the environment. It feels like ours - we really do feel the emotions or physical or mental symptoms. But really, we are processing 'generic' energies that belong to others or to humanity as a whole.
Opening to the possibility that our experiences may not be completely ours helps us detach from them. When we don't completely identify with our thoughts and feeling
"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear ... as it is, infinite." -- William Blake
*** Restart building a new foundation for your life. Clear blocks and transform your life.
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 28, 2017 20:27:57 GMT -5
QUESTIONS THAT AREN'T HELPFUL
"We accept many notions because they seem to be the logical answers to our questions. But have we asked the right questions?" -- Harold L. Klawans
Sometimes we ask questions for which we really don't want the answer! Nonetheless, when we ask a question, our subconscious minds will get to work to answer us.
Here are some examples of questions we want to avoid:
What's wrong with me? How long could this take? What could go wrong? How much trouble could it be? How hard could it be? Asking questions can be empowering - as long as they're smart questions!
"The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions." -- Anthony Jay
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 28, 2017 20:28:30 GMT -5
SMART QUESTIONS TO KEEP HANDY
"Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers." -- Anthony Robbins
Last time, we talked about questions to avoid. Today, let's consider some that are truly empowering:
Is there a message for me in this experience? What's the gift in this situation? What can I learn from this? What's the most loving thing I could do now? What's the most important thing for me to focus on now? What would I do if I knew I could not fail? What would I do if there were nothing to fear? "A prudent question is one-half of wisdom." -- Francis Bacon
Access your own inner wisdom by tapping into your subconscious and intuition. Release stress, blocks and negative emotions, and spark imagination and greater vision. Go deeper...
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 11, 2017 5:36:03 GMT -5
LOOK INSIDE FOR DIRECTION
"If you see your path laid out in front of you -- Step one, Step two, Step three -- you only know one thing... it is not your path. Your path is created in the moment of action. If you can see it laid out in front of you, you can be sure it is someone else's path. That is why you see it so clearly." -- Joseph Campbell
What? No one to follow? Now that's a scary thought!
And yet, that's what life asks each of us to do - to chart our own path. We are each unique. We're told our uniqueness is our gift to the world. And so why would we even want to follow in someone else's footsteps?
Can we trust ourselves to carve our own trail?
"To know how to choose a path with heart is to learn how to follow intuitive feeling." -- Jean Shinoda Bolen
*** Do you feel an urge or calling in you to be or do more? Then honour it and open to more meaning and fulfillment by exploring your life purpose. Maybe it is time to do life instead of life doing you!
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 11, 2017 5:37:20 GMT -5
HIGHER PERSPECTIVES
"Bias and impartiality is in the eye of the beholder." -- Lord Barnett
According to Andrew Schneider, the radical difference between personality awareness and soul consciousness is a difference in perspectives. Acquiring a soul perspective allows us to see things differently - and we always see a more inclusive, universal picture. This expanded view adds to an understanding, enjoyment and appreciation of life.
If I insist on hanging on to a personality perspective that is contrary to a soul perspective, the two perspectives will clash. This challenges me to find a way through to a deeper truth than I previously knew. This kind of tension between soul and personality positions is typical of the prelude to transformation that is a vital part of the soul journey.
"I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again." -- Sylvia Plath
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 11, 2017 5:38:14 GMT -5
TIME FOR STILLNESS
"We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget that the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it's all about." -- Joseph Campbell
The sages all say that the path to liberation is found in entering the stillness within. To experience that stillness, we need to be willing to regularly stop the activity for a while.
How do we do this in a busy life? We set our priorities. Perhaps it means giving up a TV program or using a coffee break to grab a few moments of solitude. Perhaps we have to ask our partner, relative or neighbour to give us 30 minutes of time away from the kids. If we really want something, we can make it happen.
"Learn to pause... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you." -- Doug King
*** Step by step, progressively learn basic meditation methods to relax, concentrate, focus, reflect, contemplate and illuminate.
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 11, 2017 5:39:02 GMT -5
SEEK UNION OVER SEPARATION
"Beliefs separate. Loving thoughts unite." -- Paul Ferrini
Our ego focuses on how we are different from the rest of the world. We connect with soul when we experience how we are the same.
Any time you separate yourself from other people or from situations, you know your personality is in control. At such times, shift your perspective to build connection and you will move into soul.
"As a holistic being you shatter the illusion of your separateness and reveal your connection to everything. This empowers you in a way that the ego-driven self could never contemplate." -- Wayne Dyer
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 19, 2017 21:58:03 GMT -5
ACCEPTING REALITY
"...self-contempt never inspires lasting change." -- Jane R. Hirschmann and Carol H. Munter
I can suck myself down into a deep, black hole when I focus on what I think I SHOULD be... more loving, sexy, productive, whatever. Thinking I should be something else means I'm not good enough now. This is poverty thinking and a guaranteed way to be miserable.
I can let go of this suffering by accepting WHAT IS. I can say, "This is how I am right now and that's okay."
When I first tried this, I could say it but not believe it. Then I began to experience the freedom this perspective brings - just by changing my mind! Now I'm beginning to believe it. What a gift!
"When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless." -- Byron Katie
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 19, 2017 21:58:24 GMT -5
WE EXPERIENCE WHAT WE BELIEVE
"You are free to believe what you choose and what you do attests to what you believe." -- A Course of Miracles
You most likely believe that your experiences have taught you what is real and what is true - at least for you. However, what you may not know is that your beliefs - conscious and unconscious - have determined what you would experience.
Experiences do not determine what you believe. What you first of all believe is what you will experience. It follows, then, that if you wish to experience life in new ways, you need to examine your belief systems.
Change your consciousness and you'll change your life.
"Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can." -- Richard Bach
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 19, 2017 21:58:48 GMT -5
SPEAK KINDLY TO YOURSELF
"What is this self inside us, this silent observer, Severe and speechless critic, who can terrorize us, And urge us on to futile activity, And in the end, judge us still more severely, For the errors into which his own reproaches drove us?" -- T. S. Eliot
How do you talk to yourself? Would you talk that way to anyone else?
Our thoughts create our reality. How do you typically think about yourself? Do you berate yourself for being stupid, sloppy, forgetful or insensitive? Do you watch yourself with interest, respect and compassion? Stay alert to your self-talk and let go of judgments that don't serve you.
"Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself." -- Nathaniel Branden
Our process is clear. First 'know yourself' - your personality and direction in life. Then 'create a plan'. Next 'heal yourself and what holds you back. Then you can expand and 'grow yourself'. Are you ready to commit to changing your life for the better?
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 19, 2017 21:59:10 GMT -5
LIMITED PERSPECTIVES
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." -- Friedrich Nietzsche
We never have enough information to enable us to fully understand the truth of the reality around us. And there is never only one correct perspective about anything.
Knowing this helps me let go of my tendency to label things as good or bad. I suffer least when I can accept reality just as it is. And I benefit most when I open my heart and mind in appreciation.
"If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgment of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgment now." -- Marcus Aurelius
*** Awareness is the key to all change. Begin to trust yourself more deeply as you uncover new dimensions of who you are.
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 2, 2017 8:10:42 GMT -5
BEWARE OF DUTY
"Should is an ordinary, everyday word -- except when it is used to indicate an order that may not be refused. Then should becomes a finger waving under the nose. ...Should users build prison cells for themselves. They are so focused on what they should do -- that they cannot think about what they can do, what they might do in the future." -- Dr. Arthur Freeman and Rose Dewolf
Many of us have been taught to do our duty. What does this imply to you? For me, 'doing my duty' means doing something I really don't want to do. My heart's not in it, and so the energy for the act isn't there. I have to force every move. Usually, there's underlying resentment. When this is the scenario, tasks may get done but there's no gift to the world.
We do not truly serve the world if we give to others but neglect our own truth and our own needs. It's only when our own needs are fully met that we can generously and whole-heartedly give of ourselves. It's not selfish to look after ourselves -- it's essential!
"To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart." -- Pearl S. Buck
*** Do you feel an urge or calling in you to be or do more? Then honour it and open to more meaning and fulfillment by exploring your life purpose.
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 2, 2017 8:11:10 GMT -5
TO SUPPORT OR NOT
"It is not helpful to help a friend by putting coins in his pockets when he has got holes in his pockets." -- Douglas Hurd
Are you struggling financially because you are helping another adult who is being irresponsible around money?
Without intending to do so, we can keep people dependent when we are willing to financially rescue them. Enablers typically feel it's their duty to help out. They may see giving money as an expression of love. Unfortunately, they may lose their own financial security as a result.
As hard as it may be to do, the solution may lie in forcing the dependent to find his or her own way financially. In this case, it's not selfish to not lend a hand -- it actually serves the highest interests of all. Learning personal responsibility can be a tough road but it's a necessary one for empowerment.
"Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon them and to let them know that you trust them." -- Booker T. Washington
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 2, 2017 8:11:40 GMT -5
AWARENESS
"Relative to the level of awareness that is possible for us, our ordinary state of consciousness is as far from a direct experience of reality as sleep is from waking consciousness." -- Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson
"The thought 'I exist' is not the same thing as the awareness of one's own existence. ... Thought is not the same thing as consciousness." -- Jacob Needleman
A person asked Buddha: "Are you a God?" Buddha's reply was "No." "Are you an Angel?" "No." "Then what are you?" "I am Awake." -- Unknown Source
*** Awareness is the key to all change. Begin to trust yourself more deeply as you uncover new dimensions of who you are.
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 2, 2017 8:12:01 GMT -5
OPENING THE HEART
"Everything is made of light; everything is alive. The Great Mystery of life has little to do with intelligence. The universe is not an intellectual process. The intellect is helpful; but our hearts are the wiser part of ourselves." -- Mellen-Thomas Benedict
Heart is a word that refers to many different levels of our being. Essentially, it is the love aspect of soul, capable of making direct, intuitive contact. Soul love is not emotional; it is highly impersonal and intelligent, capable of grasping the essence of someone or something without any projection on our part.
Appreciation significantly turns on the heart. Appreciation is not an emotion that arises spontaneously, but a soul quality we can choose. The more often we choose to be appreciative, the easier this choice becomes and the more frequently our heart opens to give and receive love.
"If you open your heart, love opens your mind." -- Charles John Quarto
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Post by caressa222 on Nov 5, 2017 6:56:16 GMT -5
INNER CRITICS
"We tell ourselves so many lies and half-truths ... We listen and are duly impressed by these inner voices that turn into unseen judges that nag at us. We give each of these judges a seat of honor in our minds, all the while hating their guts and their never-ending supply of judgements ... We give the judges permission to accompany us on each journey of life, never daring to realize that we can park them, at least momentarily." -- Eloise Ristad
"The Inner Critic makes each of us a child. As we become the child in our relationships, we lose our sense of self. We are no longer self-contained, self- respecting adults. We look to others for validation. Our self-worth is based upon their opinion of us. Thus, everyone around us becomes a mother or a father whose support and approval is desperately needed to protect us from the constant criticism of the Inner Critic." -- Hal and Sidra Stone
*** Restart building a new foundation for your life. Clear blocks and transform your life.
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Post by caressa222 on Nov 5, 2017 6:57:17 GMT -5
GIVING CHOICE
"Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give." -- David O. McKay
I want to choose the details of my life. Fortunately, I've come to appreciate how important it is to give others the freedom to choose their own paths.
None of us wants our choice robbed from us. I can't know what's best for anyone but me. So why give unsolicited advice to others and expect them to follow it?
"The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance." -- Samuel Butler
"What man wants is simply independent choice, whatever that may cost and wherever it may lead." -- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Post by caressa222 on Nov 5, 2017 6:58:43 GMT -5
WISDOM
"...we need to abandon the idea that wisdom is knowing everything-the whys, the wherefores, the how-tos. Wisdom is often more subtle, both far simpler and exceedingly more complex. For wisdom requires the discerning, the listening to, the acknowledgement of nudges and notions, of senses and sensations, of the minute and what we often mistakenly assume is the mundane. Wisdom means listening to the still, small voice, the whisper that can be easily lost in the whirlwind of busyness, expectations, and conventions of the world...." -- Jean M. Blomquist
"Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find somebody's hand and squeeze it, while there's time." -- Dale Dauten
"To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Access your own inner wisdom by tapping into your subconscious and intuition. Release stress, blocks and negative emotions, and spark imagination and greater vision.
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Post by caressa222 on Nov 5, 2017 6:59:47 GMT -5
HARD WORK
"Work should be in order to live. We don't live in order to work. That shift in awareness is necessary." -- Matthew Fox
What are your beliefs around work? Do you believe it's necessary to work hard to earn a living? No pain, no gain? Do you believe women's work is never done? That play is a waste of time?
While there are merits to the work ethic, over-work takes a serious toll on the quality of our lives. Our ability to contribute to life requires us to have a sense of balance, joy, playfulness, time to stop and smell the flowers.
"Learning to let go of the ways we inadvertently and unconsciously contribute to our own pain is the key to finding radiant physical and emotional health." -- Ingrid Bacci
"To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious." -- Samuel Butler
"The true object of all human life is play." -- G.K. Chesterton
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